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Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:58 am

Hi Guys

This is my hobby when I am not out with the HILUX

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:05 am

Ah Justin, I remember those days.
Proudly coming home with my new Yamaha system, Boston Speakers & 250W Yamaha downfiring sub.
Awesome!

Now I get to watch Barney in 5.1 surround

Enjoy it while you can

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:07 am

Nice looking system. What components are you running?

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:09 am

Another old hobby of mine was practical Pistol shooting and distroying a set of m5 E60 tyres around a track

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:13 am

Hi Andrew

The list is as follows

Harmon Kardon AVR 340
Sony DVD
Kef iQ5s
Kef iQ6c
Kef iQ1s
Yamaha YST SW315
Sony Wega 74cm Flat

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:18 am

Pics of other hobbies

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:26 am

You know how much work goes into making those Conti tyres

I'll have to see how long the Bridgestones last when I get my 335i in March. Better start saving up now

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:18 pm

Sifu-Lux wrote: I get my 335i in March. :

Are you getting a new one? I drove next to one the other day and must say a darn fine platkar. Ek raak sommer pienk van jaloesie.

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:43 am

Yip, my present to myself for the new year.

My current Landrover Freelander Td4 is a bit slow, and its a lease car which has to go back next month.

I think the improvement from 82kW of diesel power to 225kw of 3 liter twin turbo power should be noticable :D :D

My wife is happy cause its got 4 doors....

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:51 am

Sifu-Lux wrote:....I get my 335i in March....

You lucky man :!:

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:30 am

Die agter tyres hou nogals verbasend lank maar die voor-tyres sien hulle g@tte... omdat daai goed so lekker corner...

:D

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:03 pm

Dis net as jy te bang is om die DSC af te sit, Thys.

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:21 am

Scorpion wrote:Dis net as jy te bang is om die DSC af te sit, Thys.

Ek kannie bekostig om die DTC knoppie te druk nie... Run-flats is dierrrrr... en daai agtertaaiers maak groot rookbolle..

DTC = Destroy Tyres Completely en moenie lat enigiemand vir jou enigiets anders vertel nie...

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:23 pm

Agterbande 255/40R17 Bridgestone ~ R 3800 elk. Eina, moet no begin spaar

Nou klink die Goodyear 33's MT goodkoop :)

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:27 pm

Moenie kla nie, Porche Cayenne GTS 21" tyres = R 6500 ELK!!!

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:37 am

Sifu-Lux wrote:Agterbande 255/40R17 Bridgestone ~ R 3800 elk. Eina, moet no begin spaar

Nou sien jy? Ek wou nie eers uitgevind het nie, maar nou het jy my hele paradegrond nat gepiepie...

Myne vat 225/45/17 agter en 205/50/17 voor.. en die voorstes se skouers is weggeloop van corner en briek, en die agterstes gaan oor so 5000 km gaar wees... :| :| Ek ry hulle nou tot die seile uitkom en dan gaan ek een groot burn-out partie hou vir so 10 sekondes-..

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:38 pm

Daai 225/45/17 Bridgestones was so ~R 2400 elk laas jaar toe ek uitgevind het.

Die prys was een van die groot redes dat ek nie 18" wiele gekoop het. Michelin was so ~R16700 'n stel.

Dis te veel, en ek werk vir n bande vervaardiger. Verskoon my as my Afrikaans nie so suiwer is nie.

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:45 pm

Het jy al die BMW gekry?

Pos vir ons n pic as jy hom kry. Net om my jaloers te maak. Ek ook n dik BMW fan, maar kan nie een bekostig nie

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:50 pm

Hulle se hy's klaar by die fabriek. Moet net nou PE toe kom vir aflewering. Sal hom seker volgende week kry.

My Landrover gaan Maandag terug (hy is op lease) so dan moet ek my Lux ry todat ek die BM kry.

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:10 am

Sifu-Lux wrote:Hulle se hy's klaar by die fabriek

What colour Andrew?

SYRON CONVERSIONS · Post by **SYRON CONVERSIONS** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:12 pm

You must remove the centre speakers from ontop of the TV, rather mount it to the wall of make a stand for it, the reason why I say this is because the magnets in the speakers will effect the picture of the tv, try it and see the difference, I also have a TV similar in size to yours, I have been watching it the last few weeks, day in night got this dvd player, old video vhs player as well as DSTV but the Compact bundle, I find channel 106 and 260 the best to watch, channell 106 is Action movies and channel 260 is National Geographic.

I also have a sound surround system, but it is not connected correctly, too many damn wires for the TV, DVD and VHS and decoder, I do have the speakers connected correctly to the amp, maybe you can take a few pic's of yours and show me how your wires connect up?

Enjoy

cheers

simon

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:59 am

I can take a few pics for you np. The speakers are sheilded and are designed to be placed near a CRT TV so I dont have a problem with the magnets distorting the image.

Sifu-Lux · Post by **Sifu-Lux** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:06 pm

Pics posted as promised. This car is awesome

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:16 pm

Nice car, but did you notice you don't have number plates?

Hmmmm.... wonder if those front seats won't fit in my SFA....

-F_D

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:41 pm

Gees, now I'm jealous, Andrew!

Congrats!

Damn! Thats one good looking car :!:

SYRON CONVERSIONS · Post by **SYRON CONVERSIONS** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:58 pm

I will let the photo'd tell the story, please note this is not my car, but only photo's of what the car looks like at The Porsche Centre in JHB that we will be fetching early next month :) 8)

Lots of extra's as well you will find on the next page below.

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:29 am

Nice! And those setas would also look great in Bulldog!

-F_D

SYRON CONVERSIONS · Post by **SYRON CONVERSIONS** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:36 am

Okay I will get you the part numbers and then you can order some, do you want heated seats as well and what colour, they come in grey and black, they are also electric adjustment

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:38 am

Thank you Simon, I appreciate this fine gesture :)

If you donate the seats to me, I might even rename Bulldog in your honour

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:02 pm

I am glad you are enjoying the car Andrew :!: 8)

Its great to have all that power under foot :!: I was just thinking FD maybe I will swop my seats for electricly ajustable seats as well as heated from a M3 E36

Post by **CasKru** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:03 am

Cookie Monster Bull wrote:I am glad you are enjoying the car Andrew :!: 8) Its great to have all that power under foot :!: I was just thinking FD maybe I will swop my seats for electricly ajustable seats as well as heated from a M3 E36

No thankyou.... I don't want to be in the hotseat

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:53 pm

How did this topic evolve from Hobbies - Home Theatre to Hot Seats...

Justin, what do you normally watch on the HT system? I enjoy my live bands mostly, I've got very few movies. Can't really watch a movie more than once, but Music Lives on forever!

-F_D

Post by **CasKru** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:31 pm

Eric, I'm with you on that one. Just so nice to sitback in front of the telly with a nice music DVD on the HT at a highish volume level

SYRON CONVERSIONS · Post by **SYRON CONVERSIONS** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:22 pm

But it also depends on the size of the room that you have your system in, also on what furniture you have in the room as well, it is funny that when you go to a shop that sells music systems, they have this little room and OH the system sounds so nice and clear, but it is built for such a thing to give you a better impression of how the system works, here at my home I have a sound surround system, "connected" in a fashion to my TV, DVD,Video recorder and amp, but what a mess it is, it was re-connected a few weeks back by a guy who sold me the new DVD player, but he has made a mess up with it, I basically connected the speakers into the amp, that part is correct, but the part of where the wires go from the amp to the tv, dvd and video recored as well as the decoder for the DSTV is a mess, have phoned him twice to come back and sort it out, but he has not come yet, do any of you have any drawings showing where the wires go.

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:25 pm

Cassie,

We will have a ball one day when you get up here! We can watch two different 5.1 Music DVDs at the same time, in the same room, at a good volume level, all at once

Collection includes: Queen, Fender Strats, Roy Orbison, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Anastacia, Bee Gees, Billy Joel, Britney, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, C.S.N., Hollies, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Hall & Oates, R.E.M., Eddy Grant, Clapton, Eurythmics, Meatloaf, Dire Straits, Faith Hill, Nelly Furtado, Genesis, Lotti, Kylie Minogue, Madness, Johnny Clegg, Mark Knofler, Michael Jackson (nothing wrong with "Thriller". Brilliant album!), Norah Jones, Nirvanna, Oscar Peterson (brilliant pianist), Police, Robbie Williams, Roxy Music, Pet Shop Boys, U2 (I love their music!!), Toto, UB40, Wham, Whitney Houston, Cher....

-F_D

Post by **CasKru** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:32 pm

Seems like you've got quite a collection.

Mine consist of some afrikaans music as well :)

I've also got a DVD here of a group called Stomp. They make music with everyday items. Brilliant :) Ihad it specially imported from the US of A. :)

Simon: If you take pictures of the connection of all your devices, I can draw you a schematic or diagram of how to connect them all (and where possible make and model). You can mail me the pics. Send me a PM if you're interested. :)

SYRON CONVERSIONS · Post by **SYRON CONVERSIONS** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:38 pm

FD please will you contact all the music bands that you asking them for permission that you can copy their music onto dvd's and then tell me how much and then you can send all that music to me

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:46 pm

Eric, do you like to listen to Britney or look?

Post by **CasKru** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:50 pm

Britney Houston :)

SYRON CONVERSIONS · Post by **SYRON CONVERSIONS** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:11 pm

I enjoy reggae, however if I listen something that I do not enjoy, I just turn it off and play something else.

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:57 am

CasKru wrote:Britney Houston :)

on M3Ps that is

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:07 am

ToyX4 wrote:Eric, do you like to listen to Britney or look?

Must admit the picture on the DVD cover influenced my purchase. But that was when she was still a looker! Long before her Michael Jackson antics. Oh yes, and I got to quite enjoy the music as well :)

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:37 am

Well Eric I agree I also like to listen to music DVD's have a great eagles DVD and some ACDC and it goes right though to a bit of older Britney. My system is a little large for my listening room though. Eric have you heared any difference in sound quality with the poor power supply we get from Eskom these days

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:43 am

Can you spell ACDC for me?

Post by **CasKru** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:48 am

Het jy daai audio clip gehoor van daai Aussie wat ingebel het vir die ACDC radio kompetisie? ROTFLMAO sÃª ek vir jou

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:20 am

Yep... "Mark you bloody idiot!!"

Post by **CasKru** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:35 am

"Spell A.... C..... D...... C......"."ADCD!"

Ek het my oop geruk vir daai ene :)

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:18 pm

Waar is die clip?

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:23 pm

Cookie Monster Bull wrote:Well Eric I agree I also like to listen to music DVD's have a great eagles DVD and some ACDC and it goes right though to a bit of older Britney. My system is a little large for my listening room though. Eric have you heared any difference in sound quality with the poor power supply we get from Eskom these days

Nope... our Eskom is fine, it's either there or it isn't! `

I have even run the system on the gennie with no ill-effects. The HT easily drowns out the noise from the gennie :) The guys on the AV Forum get VERY carried away, hearing things that are not there! Even my valve amps, with their simple unregulated power supplies, varying, say, 10% from 230 ~ 250V cope perfectly!

-F_D

legend35 · Post by **legend35** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:44 pm

Ek hou ook van my afrikaans dvd's,net jammer hulle is nie almal 5.1 nie.Ek het voorheen n Sansui sisteem gehad wat enige dvd op al die speakers speel en noun het ek n Pioneer wat ,as die dvd nie 5.1 is ,dan speel hy hom net op twee speakers.

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:46 pm

BenHurBul wrote:Waar is die clip?

Bennie, het jy al gehoor van google

Grappie.
Ek dink dis hy die. Cassie of iemand, se of ek die regte een beet het asb?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hd9_O_V2Ts

Post by **CasKru** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:56 am

That be the one!